148 User Guide Integrated Lights-Out

eDirectory Installation Prerequisites

Directory Services for iLO uses LDAP over SSL to communicate with the directory servers. iLO software is designed to install in an eDirectory version

8.6.1(and above) tree. HP does not recommend installing this product if you have eDirectory servers with a version less than eDirectory 8.6.1. Before installing snap-ins and schema extensions for eDirectory, you should read and have available the following technical information documents, available at Novell Support (http://support.novell.com).

Installing Directory Services for iLO requires extending the eDirectory schema. Extending the schema must be completed by an Administrator.

TID10066591 Novell eDirectory 8.6 NDS compatibility

TID10057565 Unknown objects in a mixed environment

TID10059954 How to test whether LDAP is working correctly

TID10023209 How to configure LDAP for SSL (secure) connections

TID10075010 How to test LDAP authentication

Schema Required Software

iLO requires specific software, which will extend the schema and provide snap- ins to manage the iLO network. An HP Smart Component is available for download that contains the schema installer and the management snap-in installer. The HP Smart Component can be downloaded from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out).

Schema Installer

Bundled with the schema installer are one or more .xml files. These files contain the schema that will be added to the directory. Typically, one of these files will contain core schema that is common to all the supported directory services. Additional files contain only product-specific schemas. The schema installer requires the use of the .NET framework.

The installer includes three important screens: